Cursive Small r
r in cursive
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Cursive Small r
In common cursive styles, small r is a short rounded bump with a small flick at the top, one of the more compact lowercase letters and easy to confuse with a small n at a glance. You can compare it across every cursive style this site offers using the tool below — try typing your own word or name to see how r looks alongside other letters.
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Cursive Styles
How to Write r in Cursive
The general stroke small r is a short rounded bump with a small flick at the top, one of the more compact lowercase letters and easy to confuse with a small n at a glance. Cursive letterforms vary between handwriting styles and curricula — treat this as a common pattern, not the only correct way to write it.
Cursive r Examples
A few short combinations and full words starting with r, shown in the same bold script as the letter above:
Small R vs capital R in Cursive
Related Cursive Letters
Frequently Asked Questions
In common cursive styles, small r is a short rounded bump with a small flick at the top, one of the more compact lowercase letters and easy to confuse with a small n at a glance. You can see the live Unicode rendering at the top of this page, or compare it across every cursive style in the tool below.
The general stroke small r is a short rounded bump with a small flick at the top, one of the more compact lowercase letters and easy to confuse with a small n at a glance. Cursive letterforms vary between handwriting styles and curricula, so treat this as a common pattern rather than the only correct way to write it.
Click the copy button next to the large r at the top of this page, or click any row in the font tool below — both copy real Unicode text you can paste anywhere, no image or download involved.
Lowercase r is a short rounded bump with a small flick at the top, one of the more compact lowercase letters and easy to confuse with a small n at a glance. Capital R rises into a loop, adds a small hook or bump near the top, then continues into a short diagonal leg — one of the more compact capital forms. See both side by side below, or visit the capital R page directly.